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Yes, I found some time to make something for the above referenced challenge, which can be found HERE. It is basically using the new remnant rubs to create a resist on a background.
So, not having any of the aforementioned remnant rubs, I decided to try just regular rub ons. The ones I used were 7 Gypsies.
I also decided to make a card for a young man graduating from college, majoring in physics.
Here we go:
What? Steampunk, you say? lol....Hopefully this will appeal to a physics major. I thought the "Full Steam Ahead" was an appropriate sentiment. There are a couple of Tim Holtz stamps on the background, as well as Viva Las Vegas stamps, namely, the guy in the top hat, the gears, and the sentiment.
I didn't have any of the enameled tag thingies, either, so I improvised with some black chipboard run thru a bookplate die, and layers of white embossing powder, leaving some of the black edge of the chipboard showing, to give that chipped effect. Then, I ran some Coffee archival ink over it with my "trans dermal applicator" to give it that aged look.
Viola!
I rather like this tech, I think I'll be trying it again!
Thanks for stopping by!
Howdy all!
I recently completed a piece for a friend that incorporates a few of my favorite themes... Steampunk, hot air balloons, and the new stamp set Time Travelers.
Pics first, details later:
Background:
I started with a bunch of Ten Seconds Studio metal pieces that I had leftover from other projects, laid them out in the gears embossing folder, embossed, sanded and laid out on my substrate, adhered with Humungo killer tape. There's only three different colors in there, some real copper pieces.
Then I just started adding layers. The balloon is a technique that I'd been wanting to try, just never got around to. You know how that goes. It's just basically stamping the same image several times, cutting out, folding, and adhering them back to back. The balloon image is courtesy of Mr. Holtz, and the Time Travelers guy is Mr. Holtz designed by Brett Weldele. I mounted both on black cardstock just to give them a little extra outline.
Then, of course, one of my favorite parts, adding lots of gears! lol. I raised some up to give extra dimension, and some I used a Stabilo pencil around to shade and make them pop. Oh, and let's not forget my other favorite, a compass with a spinner! lol.
On the corners, I used some copper mesh attached with thumb tacks that look like rivets. I decided to leave the thumb tacks shiny, as I thought it gave a little contrast to the piece.
The frame was painted black, and then dry brushed with gold metallic paint, and a teal paint, to help pick up some of the blue metal in the background.
If you have questions about what I did, please ask! Thanks for stopping by, hope to have more later..like in the month of May? LOL....
Time flies! Yes, indeed!
Another catch up post for you today....
This was a shadowbox tag I made for an EWV Yahoo Group Challenge:
I basically cut a rectangle out of a standard tag, made some sides for the shadowbox using chipboard, and lots of tissue tape to adhere to the back of the tag. lol. The leaves were created using embossing paste and a Studio 490 stencil, and the bee and flower are Art Parts.
Up next is an ATC I created for another challenge, which turned into a swap on the group:
LOL.
Up next is some experimentation with embossing paste, and distress stains and inks, I still haven't determined how to finish it:
A tag for yet another challenge, which was to use distress embossing powder, which is the birdie:
Here's a double page journal spread, some bright colors for a change! Oh, the challenge was to use metallic embossing paste on an inked background, which allows the paste to pick up the colors underneath..really cool technique.
Ok, better start on the next post, so it's not quite so long between posts! lol...Thank you so much for stopping by...I appreciate it!
Well, I'm getting this posted in the nick of time...lol..
I decided to play along with the current Paper Artsy challenge, which is to create something inspired by Linda Cain, designer fantastico.
I created a journal page that started with water soluble pastels...although they're hardly recognizable at this point.
Another angle:
Unfortunately, I don't have any Paper Artsy stamps, (a situation I hope to remedy soon, lol) so I had to substitute some images from Mr. Holtz, otherwise, the rest is stenciling, painting, stamping with archival inks, and some Stabilo pencil. And the white Sharpie. Oh, one thing I will mention is that the negative portion of the scallops On the Edge Die cut was used for the, ah, scalloped edge
Better get this dog posted, so I'll keep it short! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!
Time to play catch up with some stuff that I meant to post, oh, a month ago and never got to it. I'll keep wording brief, but you all like pictures best, right?
Some cards I had made for Valentine's Day...which is not normally a holiday I send cards for, but, I was inspired, so....
Some art made for a few friends:
Some journal pages:
A challenge piece for the EWV Yahoo Group, using FABRIC..I added some fabric to a wooden flower I found at Michael's:
Ta da! There you have it, what I've been up to lately. If you have any questions about anything, let me know!
Thanks for dropping by!
That title is pretty direct and to the point I would say...so let's get to it!
The Timinator is having a challenge based on the Tattered Florals die, you can see the details HERE. With the chance to win $100 of awesomeness..why wouldn't I make something? So, I did.
Now, I will warn you, these photos really suck. stink. Most of my photo taking is at night, so, that's my excuse. Why don't I do them during the day, you ask? Because I'm busy with other aspects of my life that suck time, that's why. And if I didn't take them at night, well, it just wouldn't get done.
ANYWAYS, here's what I created:
Here's the details:
Base is a piece of substrate that I used Ver Day paint from Ten Seconds Studio on. I realize that sentence is not grammatically correct.
The flowers are made from Clearly for Art Blackout by Studio 490, and smeared with black embossing paste, also Studio 490. I also swiped some copper embossing paste over the black. Let that dry, then cut with the Tattered Florals die. The layers in between the flowers are copper wire mesh, which you also see on the corner. I added some strips of curled Clearly for Art Blackout, and some copper wire that was curled around a dowel.
The mini canvas was painted with a copper paint dabber. I stamped some images from Viva Las Vegas stamps (I went to the actual store while in Vegas a couple of weeks ago...COOL!) on tissue paper,
and adhered to the canvas, then inked with Vintage Photo distress ink. Love that Steampunk dude. Glued down some gears in strategic areas. lol.
The Steampunk Art saying is Studio 490.
The metal IMAGINE is something I've had for a while, but it looked good and was in keeping with the metal theme.
Here's a tip...use caution when using wire mesh. The edges are pretty sharp. My fingers look like I've been over testing for blood sugar levels. Just sayin'.
So there you have it...this was a fun piece to make...here's hoping!
On a side note...the lovely Wendy (owner and sole proprietor of everything Studio 490) is having a giveaway, so I suggest you click the link above and check it out if you're interested in, you know, free stuff.
Thanks for dropping by!
